Kobayakawa Hideaki

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Kobayakawa Hideaki was a late Sengoku-period Japanese daimyō best known for his pivotal betrayal at the Battle of Sekigahara, which helped secure Tokugawa Ieyasu’s victory and the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese daimyō
Sengoku-period person
samurai
adoptedBy Toyotomi Hideyoshi NERFINISHED
adoptedIntoClan Kobayakawa clan NERFINISHED
allegianceShift from Toyotomi camp to Tokugawa camp
battle Battle of Sekigahara NERFINISHED
Korean invasions of Japan (Imjin War) NERFINISHED
betrayed Ishida Mitsunari NERFINISHED
Western Army at Sekigahara NERFINISHED
birthYear 1577
commandedTroopsAt Battle of Sekigahara NERFINISHED
consequenceOfActions contributed to establishment of Tokugawa shogunate
helped secure Tokugawa victory at Sekigahara
countryOfCitizenship Japan
deathCause illness
deathYear 1602
domain Okayama Domain NERFINISHED
era Azuchi–Momoyama period NERFINISHED
late Sengoku period
familyName Kobayakawa NERFINISHED
father Kinoshita Iesada NERFINISHED
givenName Hideaki NERFINISHED
heldTitle daimyō of Bizen Province
daimyō of Mimasaka Province
historicalPeriod transition from Toyotomi rule to Tokugawa shogunate
historicalReputation notorious traitor at Sekigahara
loyaltyConflict Toyotomi vs Tokugawa
militaryRole commander of infantry
notableFor betrayal at the Battle of Sekigahara
role in establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate
postSekigaharaReward expanded domains in Bizen and Mimasaka
rank daimyō
regionOfRule Chūgoku region NERFINISHED
relatedTo Toyotomi Hideyoshi NERFINISHED
servedClan Kobayakawa clan NERFINISHED
Toyotomi clan NERFINISHED
servedUnder Tokugawa Ieyasu NERFINISHED
Toyotomi Hideyoshi NERFINISHED
sideInBattleOfSekigahara initially Western Army
later Eastern Army
supported Tokugawa Ieyasu at Sekigahara
turnedAgainst Western Army forces on Mount Matsuo
Ōtani Yoshitsugu NERFINISHED

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Battle of Sekigahara commander Kobayakawa Hideaki